Stevensville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Stevensville, MI)

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on our schedule, the one loss being an overtime game with Berrien Springs, Class C District Champion. Winning only seven of our seventeen games, we nevertheless had the unusual satisfaction of having outscored our opponents 433-421. Carrying on the inspired play, the Cardinals won the District Championship with successive victories over Eau Claire and St. John’s Catholic at Dowagiac. Our surprising victory string was broken by a smooth functioning, smart and fast Burr Oak team in the semi-finals of the Regional Tournament at St. Joseph. With only two losses to the present squad by graduation, prospects look bright for 1940-41. The S c h e d u 1 e December 1 S.H.S. 31 Edwardsburg 22 December 5 S.H.S. 32 Bridgman 36 December 8 S.H.S. 22 Cassopolis 16 December 15 S.H.S. 25 St. Johns 27 December 19 S.H.S. 26 Berrien Springs 31 December 22 S.H.S. 16 Baroda 27 January 5 S.H.S. 28 St. Joe Catholic 35 January 10 S.H.S. 22 New Troy 23 January 16 S.H.S. 21 Eau Claire 24 January 19 S.H.S. 34 Galien 21 January 23 S.H.S. 26 Bridgman 45 January 26 S.H.S. 26 St. Johns 28 February 2 S.H.S. 32 Galien 9 February 9 S.H.S. 25 Baroda 15 February 13 S.H.S. 21 Berrien Springs 24 (ot) February 16 S.H.S. 25 New Troy 21 February 22 S.H.S. 21 St. Joe Catholic 17 DISTRICT March 1 S.H.S. 26 Eau Claire 23 March 2 S.H.S. 42 St. Johns 29 REGIONAL March 8 S.H.S. 27 Burr Oak 31 page twenty-three

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Seated: A. Cupp. A. Raab. F. Cupp. E. Lockwitz. J. Bodjack, L. Mielke Standing: C. Uher. H. Markwald. J. Jung. G. Ott. G. Mielke. Mr. Snearer. Coach On November 1. 1939, a group of green gangling youths reported to Coach Shearer for the first workout of the 1939-40 basketball season. With only two having varsity experience and one of them becoming ineligible after Christmas and con- fronted with a tough 17-game schedule, the outlook was anything but bright. However, after a month of practice a functioning five emerged from the nebular mass. This group gave a creditable account of themselves up to the last game before Christmas, winning two and losing three by close margins. Then came the debacle. Due for his last appearance, Edgar Lockwitz injured his ankle before the Baroda game and was unable to play. Joe Bodjack suffered a like injury, and deprived of two stellar defensive men, Baroda took us for the first time in years and years. Late in the season, with a record of only three wins in twelve games, the in- experienced Cardinals came to life and won four out of the five games remaining pufie twenty-two

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1HK Acos of 19 9-40 had a good season in which some g x d future Cardinal material was seen. The boys played good basketball and should make good high school teams. During the season's play the team broke even in scheduled play with 4 wins and 4 losses. The wins were over Fairplain, Baroda, St. Joseph, and combined rural teams. I josses wore to Berrien tw ice, St. Johns, and Fairplain. The bovs had no luck on shots in the tournament and were eliminated by St. Johns. But the team played their best game in the tournament. The Punks showed good promise of a team of real Aces next year. I hey played their best game n the tournament when they were beaten in the closing minutes of h a much larger and stronger Lafayette team. Here's :.?ck the freshmen team and Aces of 1940-41. Bill Ot: was the only player on the Aces team that was not an eighth grader. S the rog,:i. team w ill graduate, the Punks and new' students will have to carry on next vear. The coach is hopeful and states that they look pretty good. $ t d: Johnson. R komow M Hu« bner. B On. B KUckh, E. Bod jack Standing f JvnR. Davi?» C. JorRcnnnn. J kronos». R Spit?« r. J Lodwitl Mr. EccIm, Coach fMfre tircnttr-ffHtr